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we are joined by former presidential candidate jon huntsman and congressman joe manchin next. bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. >>> with me now, senator joe manchin, democrat from west virginia and former presidential candidate and former utah governor jon huntsman, thank you for being here and joining forces here. i have to say when i was reading about this, and said, okay, goals to argue less and act more, and i'm thinking, yeah, but how do you go about that, particularly from the outside? why is an outside group needed? >> well, let me say from no labels' standpoint when i was a senator two years ago, i was enamored from this, because i came from a governorship, and jon and i were governors together in 2004 we were elected respectively from utah and west virginia and friends and democrat and republican to solve problems and i thought th
we are joined by former presidential candidate jon huntsman and congressman joe manchin next. bacon? -oh! -oh! oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your story for a chance to win a progress-oh! makeover in hollywood. go to facebook.com/progresso to enter. >>> with me now, senator joe manchin, democrat from west virginia and former presidential candidate and former...
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and you can tell joe manchin ain't acting there. that's joe manchin. and the joe manchin that the people of west virginia know. >> i think it's really important that he's showing the timing here. i mean, one of the problems of the obama administration and maybe the biggest one they've got is timing. they just don't jump off the base when they have to. they don't move. they let the other side make its case for days and weeks and months. then they think, well, we'll get around to getting the truth out. i think joe manchin, the senator from west virginia, has learned a lesson, a very important lesson in politics. you would know, too, joe, you have to respond and come back for your people so that your people know what you believe and how much you've got character to fight back. i think to fighting back in itself is valuable for him in west virginia, but also straightening the record out in realtime. don't let the other side keep talking and chatting over coffee and back fast until it begins to be common knowledge and acceptable through conventional wisdom.
and you can tell joe manchin ain't acting there. that's joe manchin. and the joe manchin that the people of west virginia know. >> i think it's really important that he's showing the timing here. i mean, one of the problems of the obama administration and maybe the biggest one they've got is timing. they just don't jump off the base when they have to. they don't move. they let the other side make its case for days and weeks and months. then they think, well, we'll get around to getting...
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i would rather talk to the marble columns behind joe manchin than i would talk to joe manchin. that goes for john boehner on the tanning bed with the thong on smoking lucky nones. that goes for obama and biden. let me send you a check. leave me alone. because taxation without representation is tyranny but taxation within incessant representation is tedious. i have had it it. >> it's worse. >> just send the check. >> i think we are going to get it ton though. we are going to get the obama care mandate delayed. we are working together here. this is detente. come on. >> i think obama care is the new prohibition. i don't think people are going to go along with it. i think allen grayson will be the new elliott ness use anthony weiner as a battering ram knock doors down lead people half the way to sign up for it kids don't matter. obama care is barack obama's akin to the peace corps was with jack kennedy. the kids want to step up and do something, i find it an odd thing. it looks like it stinks so far to me. carney walking away from the podium every day trying to explain it like is h
i would rather talk to the marble columns behind joe manchin than i would talk to joe manchin. that goes for john boehner on the tanning bed with the thong on smoking lucky nones. that goes for obama and biden. let me send you a check. leave me alone. because taxation without representation is tyranny but taxation within incessant representation is tedious. i have had it it. >> it's worse. >> just send the check. >> i think we are going to get it ton though. we are going to...
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then the dying art of bipartisanship with west virginia democratic senator joe manchin and former republican presidential candidate jon huntsman. plus, guns, spending and all the president's men and we do mean men, with republican congresswoman marcia blackburn, democratic congressman elijah cummings, "the new york times" jeff zeleny. and jeff scherer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> a month after the massacre in newton, connecticut, the vice president is expected to present an array of gun control proposals this week. # he has publicly mentioned universal background checks on gun buyers and restrictions on high capacity magazines. the white house adds that president will also push congress for an assault weapons ban, a spokesman explained biden did not mention the controversial ban because the panel focused on consensus proposals. it appears you can count the national rifle association out of that conken sus. for starters, biden talked about his conclusions before he met with the nra and after the biden session the gun rights lobby said, quote, we were disappointed with
then the dying art of bipartisanship with west virginia democratic senator joe manchin and former republican presidential candidate jon huntsman. plus, guns, spending and all the president's men and we do mean men, with republican congresswoman marcia blackburn, democratic congressman elijah cummings, "the new york times" jeff zeleny. and jeff scherer. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." >>> a month after the massacre in newton, connecticut, the vice...
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joe manchin also says it could be difficult for him to keep control of the u.s. senate. her first guest says the obama administration series of deadline delays and changes have serious consequences which undermine prospects. joining us now is bret graham. he is involved in state exchanges and tracks the progress nationwide. every day there is some sort of rule change. so what is this doing overall to those people out there who are trying to sign up? it just gets more and more confusing to me. >> that's a good way to describe it. each time a new delay occurs, it creates more confusion and a little bit more excitement and willingness to step forward and actually take that next step in and roll. so creates a lot of confusion ended doesn't help. ashely: what does it do for the insurance company when you are constantly changing the goal post? >> well, what you do is you create challenges for them from an operational perspective and challenges from a continuation and pricing. all these insurance plans, the companies that are in good faith stepping forth, assumptions that were
joe manchin also says it could be difficult for him to keep control of the u.s. senate. her first guest says the obama administration series of deadline delays and changes have serious consequences which undermine prospects. joining us now is bret graham. he is involved in state exchanges and tracks the progress nationwide. every day there is some sort of rule change. so what is this doing overall to those people out there who are trying to sign up? it just gets more and more confusing to me....
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and lead proponent in the senate, joe manchin of west virginia, says there might be tweaks that can get more support. we've seen it, as well. some of those senators who voted against the background checks are under tremendous pressure right now, including democrats, who could face the primarieprim. i think you're going to see another vote in the senate. but in the house, nra very strong. i do not see this becoming law this year. >> you have an exclusive interview with warren buffett, holding his shareholders meeting this weekend. always amazing and interesting things to say. and he talks about the role women play in business. how important that is. and the future of berkshire hathaway without him at the helm. >> he did not reveal who is going to lead berkshire hathaway. he's going to keep leading the company. he is very bullish. more than half of the workforce, the key to america's prosperity. not so bullish on washington right now. says the paralysis in washington is holding us back economically. we have a lot more on that coming up. >> we calls this annual gathering, woodstock for cap
and lead proponent in the senate, joe manchin of west virginia, says there might be tweaks that can get more support. we've seen it, as well. some of those senators who voted against the background checks are under tremendous pressure right now, including democrats, who could face the primarieprim. i think you're going to see another vote in the senate. but in the house, nra very strong. i do not see this becoming law this year. >> you have an exclusive interview with warren buffett,...
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i credit joe scarborough alone for bringing joe manchin to the party and getting it done. but there's been a lot of drum beat on this and finally it happens. but there are still so many hurdles to come. this first vote on cloture will likely pass, but that only gets us to the process of debating an amendment in the bill. >> they actually think they have the 60 votes. >> well, then, if that's the case, but they still have a major hurdle in the form of the house of representatives. and i'd be curious to hear what senator toomey says about what he would tell john boehner about bringing up this bill. because this all hinges upon john boehner feeling the pressure to actually bring legislation to the floor, which is a big question. >> so the thing is, obviously, you're going to have a lot of house members who want to see what happens in the senate. if this thing happens 85-12 in the senate, then most house members are going to go along with it. paul ryan's already out there saying he's going to follow pat toomey. you're going to have the photos in the house. and i don't think jo
i credit joe scarborough alone for bringing joe manchin to the party and getting it done. but there's been a lot of drum beat on this and finally it happens. but there are still so many hurdles to come. this first vote on cloture will likely pass, but that only gets us to the process of debating an amendment in the bill. >> they actually think they have the 60 votes. >> well, then, if that's the case, but they still have a major hurdle in the form of the house of representatives....
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i'd like to give a shout-out to senator joe manchin. he's from west virginia and in a tough gun country and stepped forward and been the leader on this and that testifies to a guy who is a real problem solver and co-chaired no labels and down in texas recruiting no labels and out on the phone talking about the gun control law. >> i think it's important to point out too the idea of a national registersy. if you go into a sporting goods store they keep a record of that. i think that fear is misplaced. i think there is a larger issue here for the president, for the white house and for democrats. the gun debate was effectively settled. i remember after the 2000 campaign with bush and gore, there was this feeling among the democratic party, look, this issue is settled and we don't want to go back to it and you know what the reality is? it's still settled. i know high numbers of people for these additional measures but again, if you read more what has happened. newtown is still front and center because the families are involved. this is not t
i'd like to give a shout-out to senator joe manchin. he's from west virginia and in a tough gun country and stepped forward and been the leader on this and that testifies to a guy who is a real problem solver and co-chaired no labels and down in texas recruiting no labels and out on the phone talking about the gun control law. >> i think it's important to point out too the idea of a national registersy. if you go into a sporting goods store they keep a record of that. i think that fear is...
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thank you, joe manchin. we greatly appreciate it. >> joining us from capitol hill republican senator from arizona, senator john mccain. senator, you and i don't always agree on everything. but i could hug you this morning. and democratic senator from new york. >> i wish i was there. >> and democrat senator from new york, chuck shumchumer. >> where is my hug? >> you always get one from me. i'm serious. senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background checks? >> i've never done that in the years i've been here. i talk to kelly. i talk to many of my other colleagues, but it's up to
thank you, joe manchin. we greatly appreciate it. >> joining us from capitol hill republican senator from arizona, senator john mccain. senator, you and i don't always agree on everything. but i could hug you this morning. and democratic senator from new york. >> i wish i was there. >> and democrat senator from new york, chuck shumchumer. >> where is my hug? >> you always get one from me. i'm serious. senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well,...
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if you're listening on radio, senator joe manchin has his own plan. debbie wasserman schultz, representative barrow, senator senator marry landrieu and senator pwe tkpweurb. with senators landrieu, begich and shaheen are up for reelection. >> senator joe manchin is asking for delay. he's saying let's fix this while we can. take a listen. >> it should be a transition year for one year. there should be no fines. let's work through the problems. we've got a lot of problems. they have been identified. i think everybody's recognized them. but let's fix it. >> they're going to fix it a little bit. they're going to extend it for six weeks. once again, it has nothing to do with the website. the website was emblematic. the website was supposed to be the easy thing. everybody can do a website; right? maybe not, as we're learning. senator ted cruz from texas says the tide is turning and it is not just as republicans and independents see it. it is hard-line democrats as well. >> i think it is ironic, all the people who a few weeks ago who were saying there is no
if you're listening on radio, senator joe manchin has his own plan. debbie wasserman schultz, representative barrow, senator senator marry landrieu and senator pwe tkpweurb. with senators landrieu, begich and shaheen are up for reelection. >> senator joe manchin is asking for delay. he's saying let's fix this while we can. take a listen. >> it should be a transition year for one year. there should be no fines. let's work through the problems. we've got a lot of problems. they have...
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let's go to democratic senator joe manchin and the vice president joe biden thanking -- thanking -- cnn and nbc for their support. >> i want to know people with expertise that understands guns, understands mental illness, understands school safety, understands video violence, and see if we can start culturally changing. >> senator joe manchin from west virginia you've been walking around the clock on this compromise deal. you have a busy few weeks ahead of you still. >> we appreciate your support, too. this is very, very important. >> mr. vice president, thank you so much. >> thank you. it was a great discussion. we really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> no, no, no. joe, you have changed the debate in america. you have. >> thank you so much. >> the two guys that deserve a award here are you and michael bloomberg. >> sean: oh, thank you, thank you. thank you for my free coverage. they ought to be pairin paying s airtime. >> thank you. no, thank you. thank you. what should have been the response by casino scarborough or cnn? hold on a second, mr. vice president, hold on, sen
let's go to democratic senator joe manchin and the vice president joe biden thanking -- thanking -- cnn and nbc for their support. >> i want to know people with expertise that understands guns, understands mental illness, understands school safety, understands video violence, and see if we can start culturally changing. >> senator joe manchin from west virginia you've been walking around the clock on this compromise deal. you have a busy few weeks ahead of you still. >> we...
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and joining me now is the co-sponsor of the bill, west virginia senator joe manchin. thank you, senator for being here. let's talk about 68 of your colleagues, sir, they have voted to allow the debate to forward. susan collins in your camp, also republican mark kirk is also expected to vote in favor. how many votes do you think you have at this point? >> we need more. we're working very hard and we have an awful lot of people who are considering. and the bill is only 49 pages long, it's online, manchin.senate.gov. i would encourage everyone to get on there and it breaks it down. i would encourage people to know about and also the so-called paranoia and name calling and finger pointing. the more people who know about this bill, the more people are going to support it. if you are a law abiding citizen in america, you will like the bills that will treat you like a law abiding gun owner. if you're a criminal and you try to buy a gun at a gun show or online, you're not going to like the bill because it's going to prevent you from getting a gun. >> susan collins calls it a
and joining me now is the co-sponsor of the bill, west virginia senator joe manchin. thank you, senator for being here. let's talk about 68 of your colleagues, sir, they have voted to allow the debate to forward. susan collins in your camp, also republican mark kirk is also expected to vote in favor. how many votes do you think you have at this point? >> we need more. we're working very hard and we have an awful lot of people who are considering. and the bill is only 49 pages long, it's...
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we told you about democratic senator joe manchin's bill to delay the individual mandate. but how many other democrats are going to follow? and just what could the political fallout in the 2014 midterms be? all right. let's talk. we have former obama campaign aide, democratic strategist mark hanna, and health policy expert grace marie turner, president of the yellin institute. mark, is there a revolt going on here? and the white house itself today said they would entertain a six-week delay of registration or enrollment for this plan. the white house on the run because democrats are scared? >> no, no. larry, one democratic senator does not a revolt make. but, look, democrats have legitimate concerns about the obama care roll-out there is no question whatsoever it's been a sloppy process, a messy process and an embarrassing one not just for the administration, but for democrats. what you see are legitimate concerns that democratic senators are have that if you're not able to get on the website and enroll for this coverage, shouldn't you have a few more weeks to do it? as it
we told you about democratic senator joe manchin's bill to delay the individual mandate. but how many other democrats are going to follow? and just what could the political fallout in the 2014 midterms be? all right. let's talk. we have former obama campaign aide, democratic strategist mark hanna, and health policy expert grace marie turner, president of the yellin institute. mark, is there a revolt going on here? and the white house itself today said they would entertain a six-week delay of...
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west virginia senator joe manchin is with us. former florida congressman connie mack joins me, and actor steven michael pozatta from "breaking bad." "starting point" comes to you live with special coverage from newtown, connecticut. we begin right now. ♪ >>> morning. welcome, everybody. we're coming to you live this morning, as i said, from newtown, connecticut. life in this small town changed forever a month ago today. today is the day of remembrance for those 20 children and six adults who were gunned down at sandy hook elementary school a month ago. today at 10:30 eastern time the stratford connecticut town council will vote on a proposal to name a new school after victoria soto, a teacher who was killed in that shooting. then at 11:00 a.m. eastern the group sandy hook promise unveils its plan to honor the victims. a national grassroots effort to address gun violence. they'll be joined by families of victims and survivors of other mass shootings. >>> last night at a public forum some 200 newtown residents debated the future
west virginia senator joe manchin is with us. former florida congressman connie mack joins me, and actor steven michael pozatta from "breaking bad." "starting point" comes to you live with special coverage from newtown, connecticut. we begin right now. ♪ >>> morning. welcome, everybody. we're coming to you live this morning, as i said, from newtown, connecticut. life in this small town changed forever a month ago today. today is the day of remembrance for those 20...
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vice president joe biden and west virginia's joe manchin helped senator kirk slowly ascend the 45 steps of the ceremonial staircase that leads to the senate floor. [ applause ] >> reporter: the assembled legislators spontaneously broke into applause several times at the return of senator kirk. inside the chamber the vice president administered the oath of office to small groups of the newly elected senators including virginia's tim kaine. >> and that you will faithfully discharge the duties of your office upon which you're about to enter so help you god. >> i do. >> congratulations, senators. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: later virginia's newest senator mingled with supporters in a reception. tim kaine who worked with a republican dominated legislature as governor of virginia says he's coming to the congress to build bipartisan bridges but with his eyes wide open. >> that means over the next 60 days with a ticking clock on sequester and on the debt ceiling we've got to continue to talk about budget and physical soundness. >> reporter: during the campaign you expressed confiden
vice president joe biden and west virginia's joe manchin helped senator kirk slowly ascend the 45 steps of the ceremonial staircase that leads to the senate floor. [ applause ] >> reporter: the assembled legislators spontaneously broke into applause several times at the return of senator kirk. inside the chamber the vice president administered the oath of office to small groups of the newly elected senators including virginia's tim kaine. >> and that you will faithfully discharge...
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there is a new group forming with senator joe manchin who is a democrat from west virginia and jon huntsman who was a presidential candidate a moderate who is trying to form this group to form bipartisanship, and is that possible anymore? we want to look at gun debate through the prism of bipartisanship and is that at all possible? >> do you believe they will come to some type of agreement here, because certainly a lot of issues on the table? >> yes. i think that there are a lot of issues on the table, so, i think that there are some things that the white house is prepared to do in terms of making the background checks more effective and laws in place to fund more of the money for some of the background check, and tighten up the sort of mental health background check, and try to help states comply a little bit more, but in terms of the big things, that is, what about the magazine clips that can fire so many bullets at the, you know, one right after the other in rampant fire, and what about the assault weapons ban? i don't know. we will see a little bit more coming up, because we do expect i
there is a new group forming with senator joe manchin who is a democrat from west virginia and jon huntsman who was a presidential candidate a moderate who is trying to form this group to form bipartisanship, and is that possible anymore? we want to look at gun debate through the prism of bipartisanship and is that at all possible? >> do you believe they will come to some type of agreement here, because certainly a lot of issues on the table? >> yes. i think that there are a lot of...
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. >> even some democrats in congress like joe manchin are acknowledging an assault weapons ban would have a hard time passing. >> assault weapons alone, on just guns alone, will not in the political reality we have today will not go anywhere it has so be comprehensive, candy. that's what i tried to tell the vice president and told everybody, it has to be a comprehensive approach. >> we'll talk much more about this with senator manchin and former utah governor jon huntsman straight ahead on "morning joe." >>> today marks one month since the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut. town officials are holding public hearings on what to do with sandy hook elementary school and whether students and staff should ever return to the building. some newtown residents are joining the national conversation on gun policy. >> reporter: one month after police converged on sandy hook elementary school, the newtown police chief has a message for the white house. >> ban assault weapons, restrict those magazines that have so many bullets in them. >> reporter: he said the gunman had more fire power than h
. >> even some democrats in congress like joe manchin are acknowledging an assault weapons ban would have a hard time passing. >> assault weapons alone, on just guns alone, will not in the political reality we have today will not go anywhere it has so be comprehensive, candy. that's what i tried to tell the vice president and told everybody, it has to be a comprehensive approach. >> we'll talk much more about this with senator manchin and former utah governor jon huntsman...
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. >> next week the senate is expected to vote on an amendment offered by senators joe manchin and pat toomey to expand background checks to cover unlicensed dealers at gun shows, as well as all online sales. >>> we knew president obama's budget proposal would be divisive. now republican leaders who called repeatedly for entitlement reforms find themselves split on the plan. on wednesday the head of the national republican congressional committee said the president's proposed changes to social security by chaining cost of living increases to the consumer price index are unfair. yesterday, speaker john boehner was forced to react. >> his budget really lays out a shocking attack on seniors if you will. i think he's going to have a lot of pushback from some of the major senior organizations on this and republicans as well. i don't see this budget as either on time, adding up, balancing and, further, i think it really does go right at seniors in a way they're going to be shocked coming out of this administration. >> i made it clear that i disagree with what chairman walden said. he and i h
. >> next week the senate is expected to vote on an amendment offered by senators joe manchin and pat toomey to expand background checks to cover unlicensed dealers at gun shows, as well as all online sales. >>> we knew president obama's budget proposal would be divisive. now republican leaders who called repeatedly for entitlement reforms find themselves split on the plan. on wednesday the head of the national republican congressional committee said the president's proposed...
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in just moments we'll be joined by west virginia democratic senator joe manchin here in the studio. he'll talk about his bipartisan plan for background checks that has gun groups up in arms. >>> the world lead. north korea pulls the equivalent of a pump fake with a missile raising it to a firing position then tucking it right back into the launcher. if it's our attention they want, they've got it. >>> good afternoon. the national lead, breaking news. a killer storm system is raking across the southeast at this hour. already it has left at least one person dead in mississippi and many more are in harm's way. tornadoes have plucked trees out of the ground as if they were da dandilions. let's get to chad myers in the severe weather center. are there any current tornado warnings in the area? just one. gulfport, mississippi right along the gulf of mexico where the air is the most humid. we have watches which means they can happen anywhere from almost tennessee right on down to south florida and into the florida panhandle here. a couple storms already rotating on radar. no significant wea
in just moments we'll be joined by west virginia democratic senator joe manchin here in the studio. he'll talk about his bipartisan plan for background checks that has gun groups up in arms. >>> the world lead. north korea pulls the equivalent of a pump fake with a missile raising it to a firing position then tucking it right back into the launcher. if it's our attention they want, they've got it. >>> good afternoon. the national lead, breaking news. a killer storm system is...
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. >> senator joe manchin is the democrat partner with pat toomey. the west virginia pled with republican colleagues and handful of conservative democrats to help him reach the 60 votes. >> i understand the political stakes for my colleagues. i sim thyself and understand it. >> yet the national rifle association blocked the reform with the key line of attack. >> manchin-toomey would not have stopped newtown. people who steal guns don't submit to background checks. >> it came down to a word for him. montana. meaning that demdeps in swing states are not on board yet. >> you had five democrats who voted no including senator reid. >> he voted no in the end because that enables him to bring it back up. republicans also noting a republican alternative on this, better background checks was blocked by democrats. >> thank you. >> bret: the dow lost 138 today and s&p 500 was down . nasdaq fell 60. still ahead, new concerns over the bird flu. first, the father of one of the benghazi terror attack victims is answers. - demanding answers. she immediately triaged
. >> senator joe manchin is the democrat partner with pat toomey. the west virginia pled with republican colleagues and handful of conservative democrats to help him reach the 60 votes. >> i understand the political stakes for my colleagues. i sim thyself and understand it. >> yet the national rifle association blocked the reform with the key line of attack. >> manchin-toomey would not have stopped newtown. people who steal guns don't submit to background checks....
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>> harry reid, joe manchin from west virginia, bob casey from pennsylvania. the aim for the president now is to find these n.r.a.-backed democrats and squeeze them and put the pressure on and say, are you uncomfortable when i bring little children up here to talk about schoolplace shootings? i can do it in your state or where you live and i can come and keep the pressure on you, until you agree to do some kind of a gun ban and get on board. remember this, megyn, you hit it right on the head, if the president can't get legislation out of the senate, he can't begin to apply pressure on the house. he can talk about it, but until the senate can actually move legislation, it's not going to work, so somebody like joe manchin who we first met on the national scene shooting with a deer rifle, the president's cap and trade bill back in 2010, if he can't get guys like that to sign up and get on board, nothing will happen. i bet he'll come with a pretty heavy hand. >> megyn: he's a west virginia guy, joe manchin and you're a west virginia guy. west virginia is not going
>> harry reid, joe manchin from west virginia, bob casey from pennsylvania. the aim for the president now is to find these n.r.a.-backed democrats and squeeze them and put the pressure on and say, are you uncomfortable when i bring little children up here to talk about schoolplace shootings? i can do it in your state or where you live and i can come and keep the pressure on you, until you agree to do some kind of a gun ban and get on board. remember this, megyn, you hit it right on the...
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i've got to thank joe manchin because joe manchin did something that nobody on the planet could do for me. he takes me down on the field in the orange bowl, and he goes, come on. we're going to meet coach saban. and seriously, i was lagging behind. i have no fear. but he kept walking, kept turning around, where you going? dude, i know nick saban. i mean, i don't know him, but i know who he is. that's like sticking your arm, you know, in a pit bull's face. i was, like, i'm not interrupting this guy before the game because i've seen him. he don't talk to anybody. >> oh, no. >> he's in the zone. seriously, it was like intimidating. come to the end zone. by the players. what are you doing, man? and so i finally go over there. he's, like, come on, joe. he grabs me. >> he's bashful. >> nick saban sees him, runs off the field, gives him a big hug. you guys are like brothers. >> grew up together, i've known him since i was 4 years, best person in the world, my dear friend. >> very focused. >> very focused. >> i got him to smile. i got a little worried, like mushy. >> he's like a coach, too. hi
i've got to thank joe manchin because joe manchin did something that nobody on the planet could do for me. he takes me down on the field in the orange bowl, and he goes, come on. we're going to meet coach saban. and seriously, i was lagging behind. i have no fear. but he kept walking, kept turning around, where you going? dude, i know nick saban. i mean, i don't know him, but i know who he is. that's like sticking your arm, you know, in a pit bull's face. i was, like, i'm not interrupting this...
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i think joe manchin gets a big thumbs up here. >> oh, it's remarkable what joe has done from the beginning. >> early on with no cover. you know, he hadn't calculated. it was the morning after, i think. >> after, and -- >> monday after. >> he came on our show, and here's a guy, "a" plus nra, and he said enough. >> he did what senators are supposed to do. took a position on a national issue without polling it. >> but for those women, for mary landrieu and kay hagan. those groups are not going to have a choice. the people they're going to be running against are going to be against everything else those women are for. so al is right. what they worry about is the 7%, the 13%, whatever it is on the issue who just feel so strongly about it and get out there as you well know, joe. they not only vote on that issue, they raise money on that issue. they put up terrifying ads on that issue. and, and the other side doesn't mobilize. >> well, i agree -- i also think they exaggerate cokie, we hear these stories, 1994, lost because of gun control. >> i never believed that. >> everything was losing in '94.
i think joe manchin gets a big thumbs up here. >> oh, it's remarkable what joe has done from the beginning. >> early on with no cover. you know, he hadn't calculated. it was the morning after, i think. >> after, and -- >> monday after. >> he came on our show, and here's a guy, "a" plus nra, and he said enough. >> he did what senators are supposed to do. took a position on a national issue without polling it. >> but for those women, for mary...
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i go back and i think about joe manchin who came on this show out of newtown saying, listen, we need more background checks and we need to be responsible. have responsible, reasonable gun limitations in some areas. but he said this is going to fail. you look at the tape. he said it. he said it. and they didn't listen to him in washington and i'll just say right here, joe and i were burning up the phones talking to a lot of people in the white house and in the senate saying, okay, listen if you're going to do this you have to be smart about this. if you make this just about guns you're going to get nowhere. nobody listened to joe. they just didn't listen to him. they said we are going to make this about guns and not cross hollywood and not going to cross the video game makers. i'm really encouraged by what dianne feinstein yesterday and i wish she had said it three months ago. but it is a mix of things and i think we actually have sam, an opportunity mehere. >> yeah. >> to start this debate new. we have to talk about guns and mental health and we got to talk about violent american cul
i go back and i think about joe manchin who came on this show out of newtown saying, listen, we need more background checks and we need to be responsible. have responsible, reasonable gun limitations in some areas. but he said this is going to fail. you look at the tape. he said it. he said it. and they didn't listen to him in washington and i'll just say right here, joe and i were burning up the phones talking to a lot of people in the white house and in the senate saying, okay, listen if...
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of course, joe manchin is the hero in this. from the very beginning, joe has been talking about sensible gun regulation. he's in west virginia. he's catching a lot of flak from it. but joe's not in favor of gun control. joe, like me, believes that americans have a right to keep and bear arms, to have handguns in their homes, shotguns, hunting rifles to protect their families, to go hunting. joe just doesn't believe that there should be no regulations. and i think tom, with this universal background check approach, i think we're going to see this moving towards passage. and that's a good first step towards sensible regulation of some of the most, i think, most extreme weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> willie. >> and as joe says, it's incredibly popular. the american public, 90% of americans favor some kind of a background check. that chicago story you read, the city is such a fascinating case study in gun control because gun rights advocates say you have the toughest gun laws in the country. handguns were outright banned u
of course, joe manchin is the hero in this. from the very beginning, joe has been talking about sensible gun regulation. he's in west virginia. he's catching a lot of flak from it. but joe's not in favor of gun control. joe, like me, believes that americans have a right to keep and bear arms, to have handguns in their homes, shotguns, hunting rifles to protect their families, to go hunting. joe just doesn't believe that there should be no regulations. and i think tom, with this universal...
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>> you know, joe manchin's not happy today. but joe manchin is not going to be happy. the president is not going to worry about west virginia. that's for sure. >> so the democrats can kiss west virginia goodbye. >> they already did. >> and kentucky for a while. they won ohio. a lot of these threats were made about his existing policies in ohio and pennsylvania, and he won anyway. this is necessary. he is putting together a new politics around climate change. he is doing it without congress. the house passed great climate change cap and trade legislation in the first term and couldn't get it through the senate. so people were moving on this. now there is absolute obstruction. he is doing the right thing. >> well, a lot of wealthy people live near the shore, as we know in florida especially. let's take a look at how climate change can be important today, not years from now. look at miami. rolling stone magazine reported this week that the unavoidable truth is that sea levels are rising, and miami is on its way to becoming an american atlantis. it may be another century b
>> you know, joe manchin's not happy today. but joe manchin is not going to be happy. the president is not going to worry about west virginia. that's for sure. >> so the democrats can kiss west virginia goodbye. >> they already did. >> and kentucky for a while. they won ohio. a lot of these threats were made about his existing policies in ohio and pennsylvania, and he won anyway. this is necessary. he is putting together a new politics around climate change. he is doing...
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senator joe manchin. >>> watch what happens when a store owner fights back against armed robbers. incredible video. thursday, april 11th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> "starting point," right now, a powerful storm system on the move after causing a string of tornadoes in at least two states. what we know, first hit around 8:00 p.m. in hazelwood, missouri, outside of st. louis. neighborhood trashed, trees toppled and dozens of homes damaged. >>> and in arkansas, a twister several miles long through van buren county. 33 homes damaged and a popular church just wrecked. cars tossed on the highway, three people injured. luckily, no deaths have been reported so far. mostly a rural area, but residents definitely waking up this morning a bit shaken. let's bring in samantha moore. plenty of activity out there. who is seeing the worst of it? >> in southeast texas, explosion of storms in the overnight. makes for a nasty morning commute there and in the tennessee valley we go, heads up in nashville. a nasty drive time as well. notice we're seeing in the last hour, fewer lightning str
senator joe manchin. >>> watch what happens when a store owner fights back against armed robbers. incredible video. thursday, april 11th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> "starting point," right now, a powerful storm system on the move after causing a string of tornadoes in at least two states. what we know, first hit around 8:00 p.m. in hazelwood, missouri, outside of st. louis. neighborhood trashed, trees toppled and dozens of homes damaged....
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i had joe manchin tell me this. >> you do that with a regular gun, semi automatic gun. you don't need assault weapon. street sweepers. >> and that's the challenge. the challenge in '94, it will be the challenge today, as they try to write legislation to bring to the senate if they do a piece meal approach. how do you define it? because it's not the semiautomatic feature. it's the stock, it's the site, it's the grip. those are the things they had to write into the law in 1994. they had to specify very specific models. and that becomes a challenge, not just for writing legislation but for -- >> the cynic in me says the assault weapons ban proposal is up for negotiation. >> yeah. >> it says, if they can get universal background checks and the >> there are gun control advocates including carol mccarthy who suggests that might not be -- that would be an outcome -- here's a question for me, how much does president obama actually invest in this proposal. >> he was more invested yesterday than i thought he would be. >> there's a lot of other things that he needs to do this year
i had joe manchin tell me this. >> you do that with a regular gun, semi automatic gun. you don't need assault weapon. street sweepers. >> and that's the challenge. the challenge in '94, it will be the challenge today, as they try to write legislation to bring to the senate if they do a piece meal approach. how do you define it? because it's not the semiautomatic feature. it's the stock, it's the site, it's the grip. those are the things they had to write into the law in 1994. they...
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joe manchin told nbc news this morning he does not expect the amendment to pass today. that it simply does not have the votes. and a bipartisan group of senators has now formally filed a bill calling for immigration reform. i will have more on both of these coming up in the news next hour. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> stephanie: it is the "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number. toll free from anywhere. stephaniemiller.com the web site. e-mail us all there. i was telling jacki at the top of the hour, so many stories coming out of boston and i had a personal one yesterday. people were concerned. my best friend
joe manchin told nbc news this morning he does not expect the amendment to pass today. that it simply does not have the votes. and a bipartisan group of senators has now formally filed a bill calling for immigration reform. i will have more on both of these coming up in the news next hour. (vo) this afternoon, current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning...
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. >> a gut-wrenching process for the newtown families and joe manchin, a senator with the "a" rating from the nra. but nra leaders say expanding background checks will not stop violent crime or keep kids safe. they hope gun owners will see way beyond that. >> nra the benchmark, the one we look to. >> they are opposed to the legislation. >> my wife disagreed with me the other day, and i still love her. >> if background checks are as bipartisan as they get, at least they can make a deal on something. ta tack back questions, will background checks decrease gun violence? facebook.com/carol cnn or tweet me @carolcnn. at if the next big, isn't a thing at all? it's lots of things. all waking up. ♪ becoming part of the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ trees will talk to networks will talk to scientists about climate change. cars will talk to road sensors will talk to stoplights about traffic efficiency. the ambulance will talk to patient records will talk to doctors about saving lives. it's going to be amazing. and exciting. and maybe, most remarkably, not that far
. >> a gut-wrenching process for the newtown families and joe manchin, a senator with the "a" rating from the nra. but nra leaders say expanding background checks will not stop violent crime or keep kids safe. they hope gun owners will see way beyond that. >> nra the benchmark, the one we look to. >> they are opposed to the legislation. >> my wife disagreed with me the other day, and i still love her. >> if background checks are as bipartisan as they get,...
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. >> reporter: joe manchin continues to push for a delay for up to a year. as a new cnn international survey released found, opposition to the new law rose 6 points among women, from 54% in november to 60% now. just days after the president and first lady specifically tried to tout the benefits to moms with an event in the oval office. >> the words that come to mind for me are peace of mind. and what the affordable care act provides and can provide for many families out there is peace of mind. >> administration officials say they surpassed over a million visits to healthcare.gov today alone and they are touting that as the site are handling a large number of people with very few rorz but how many of those will get insurance in time for january 1st. shannon. >> we'll talk about that with the panel. >> happy birthday by the way. >> thank you. >> good to see you. >>> consumer spending was up in november. the dow was up 73, the s&p 500 rose 10 points and nasdaq jumped 44. >>> holiday travelers be warned, the east coast may have record temperatures to start the s
. >> reporter: joe manchin continues to push for a delay for up to a year. as a new cnn international survey released found, opposition to the new law rose 6 points among women, from 54% in november to 60% now. just days after the president and first lady specifically tried to tout the benefits to moms with an event in the oval office. >> the words that come to mind for me are peace of mind. and what the affordable care act provides and can provide for many families out there is...
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joe manchin and toomey explain. >> if it can reduce the likelihood of criminals and mentally ill people from getting guns and we can do it in a fashion that does not infringe on the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens, we should do it. >> if you're going to go to a gun show, you should be subjected to the same checks as if you went to a gun store. >> the vice president is not helping set a bipartisan tone by comparing gun rights activists to the black helicopter crowd. >> now, the nra is engaging in a campaign which is -- i'm not unaccustomed to of disinformation to try to scare people. they say, quote, we, the federal government want to put every private firearms transaction right under the thumb of the federal government and keep all those names in a massive federal registry. kind of scary, man. black helicopter crowd is really upset. >> greg, what do you think? >> how racist is he? black helicopters? why do they have to be black? is he insin 00 lating black helicopters are crazy because they're black? impeach him and obama. if you disagree with a liberal on gun control, t
joe manchin and toomey explain. >> if it can reduce the likelihood of criminals and mentally ill people from getting guns and we can do it in a fashion that does not infringe on the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens, we should do it. >> if you're going to go to a gun show, you should be subjected to the same checks as if you went to a gun store. >> the vice president is not helping set a bipartisan tone by comparing gun rights activists to the black helicopter...
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i wanted to play you first something that senator joe manchin, a democrat from west virginia a man you know very well said to us last sunday. >> it has to be comp hencive and that's what i have tried to t l tell. harry reid the majority reader in the setting thes. the president's first major speech out of washington this term is going to be on immigration. so what i'm wondering is, whether you feel, this has been a rhetorical priority. i wonder if it's a legislative priority. >> let me say this, this has always been an uphill fight this. has never been easy. this is the hardest of the hard. now will it only be assault weapons? no, most likely. there will be a package put together, if assault weapons is left out of the package and i'm a member of judiciary number two in seniority, i've been assured by the leader that i'll be able to do it as an amendment on the floor, which is the way i did it in 1993, so that doesn't bother me. i have seen weapons spawn and grow and now in the hands of youngernd younger people over these years. i think you reach a point as i said earlier where enough i
i wanted to play you first something that senator joe manchin, a democrat from west virginia a man you know very well said to us last sunday. >> it has to be comp hencive and that's what i have tried to t l tell. harry reid the majority reader in the setting thes. the president's first major speech out of washington this term is going to be on immigration. so what i'm wondering is, whether you feel, this has been a rhetorical priority. i wonder if it's a legislative priority. >> let...
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joe manchin said it could meltdown and not good coverage and we could lose the senate over this thing. your reaction? >> i think we have heard it a lot. i think what happen and the reason why the affordable care act is unpopular is everything to do with the pr cam 59 and people saying it is not working and members of congress out there and constittedients who are calling for help in the system. we'll not help you because the law does not work. >> pr, seriously? >> richard, pr? are you kidding? you didn't read the front page over the new york times, the chapman family, their policy now doubled under obama care when the original one got cancelled that is reality. >> there are no questions that there are glitches in the system. everybody admitted. that and in any major roll out there is glitches. when george b. rolled out medicare d there were glitches. >> oh, come o. >> it is not just a pr problem. >> claiming it is a pr problem is whisting by the graveyard. the president was found lying repeatedly. and the washington post gave him full- blown complete lies. and everything is false, the
joe manchin said it could meltdown and not good coverage and we could lose the senate over this thing. your reaction? >> i think we have heard it a lot. i think what happen and the reason why the affordable care act is unpopular is everything to do with the pr cam 59 and people saying it is not working and members of congress out there and constittedients who are calling for help in the system. we'll not help you because the law does not work. >> pr, seriously? >> richard, pr?...
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pat toomey and joe manchin, forged a compromise on background checks for gun purchases. manchin touched by newtown families when he met with them on capitol hill. the legislation would require a background check on purchases at gun shows and on the internet. but would exempt private transactions. it would provide records on criminals and the vie leaptly mentally ill to the national background system. can it pass a republican congress? >> many of them are looking carefully at the legislation. but i don't know in the end how many will support it. >> reporter: many gun owners are not convinced. >> none of the laws will stop crime. the criminals will go on getting their guns like they always have. >> reporter: while the measure is far from the assault weapons ban the president pushed for after the sandy hook shootings. some of the parents of children killed say it's a first step. >> i've seen people working together on both sides to try to do something, to reduce the likelihood of another mother standing in my shoes. >> reporter: briana keillor, cnn, washington. >> our thank
pat toomey and joe manchin, forged a compromise on background checks for gun purchases. manchin touched by newtown families when he met with them on capitol hill. the legislation would require a background check on purchases at gun shows and on the internet. but would exempt private transactions. it would provide records on criminals and the vie leaptly mentally ill to the national background system. can it pass a republican congress? >> many of them are looking carefully at the...
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by joe manchin and patrick toomey. it faces growing opposition. the senate could vote between six and ten amendments to the gun control bill including the manchin plan and those could come as early as tomorrow. >> the bombings here in boston is sparking a debate for our security. the challenges of keeping america safe without taking away or personal freedoms as fox reports live from boston. vo: from the classic lines to the elegant trim in each and every piece, bold will make your reality a dream. >>. >> shep: live look in darby park the section in boston where the eight-year-old martin richard that was killed in the bomb attack lived. as bells toll here. we're near where the explosions happened. bells have been ringing and hymns playing for the last hour and 45 minutes. after the sun set here in boston folks coming from the candlelight vigil as there is mourning across new england and across america for the victims of the bombing at the marathon. as you can imagine, people remain on edge, many after the bombings. it's raising questions how it cou
by joe manchin and patrick toomey. it faces growing opposition. the senate could vote between six and ten amendments to the gun control bill including the manchin plan and those could come as early as tomorrow. >> the bombings here in boston is sparking a debate for our security. the challenges of keeping america safe without taking away or personal freedoms as fox reports live from boston. vo: from the classic lines to the elegant trim in each and every piece, bold will make your reality...
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. >>> west virginia democratic senator joe manchin says he will lead a new group aiming to get congress to get the country's needs ahead of politics. former utah republican for and presidential candidate john hunts man will be the co-chairman of no labels. the organization will host event next weekbe featuring other lawmakers with reputations as problem-solvers. joe biden says he can find common ground with the nra in an effort to reduce gun violence. the nra says it's not so sure. we'll talk about it with the fox all-stars when we return. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> this is a some plicated issue. there is no singular solution for how we deal with what happened in newtown or colorado or just the general gun violence that exists in america today. >> i committed to him, i had the recommendations to him by tuesday.
. >>> west virginia democratic senator joe manchin says he will lead a new group aiming to get congress to get the country's needs ahead of politics. former utah republican for and presidential candidate john hunts man will be the co-chairman of no labels. the organization will host event next weekbe featuring other lawmakers with reputations as problem-solvers. joe biden says he can find common ground with the nra in an effort to reduce gun violence. the nra says it's not so sure....
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senator joe manchin, i want to open with what he said to us last sunday. >> on just gun s alone will not go anywhere. >> it has to be comprehensive. and that's what i told everybody, has to be a comprehensive approach. >> senator manchin says this has to be more than a gun ban. senator harry reid, saying i don't think this is going to pass. he doesn't want to bring up something that doesn't pass. major speech out of washington, this term, on immigrant. what i'm wondering is if you feel this has been a rhetorical priority. i wonder if it's a legislative priority. >> let me say this. this has been an uphill fight. this has never been easy. this is the hardest of the hard. now, will it only be assault weapons? no. most likely. there will be a package put together if assault weapons is left out of the package or i'm a member of the judiciary number two in seniority. i've been assured by the majority leader i will be able to do it as an amendment on the floor. i did it in 1993. that doesn't particularly bother me. what does bother me, i have seen weapons spawn and grow and in the hands of
senator joe manchin, i want to open with what he said to us last sunday. >> on just gun s alone will not go anywhere. >> it has to be comprehensive. and that's what i told everybody, has to be a comprehensive approach. >> senator manchin says this has to be more than a gun ban. senator harry reid, saying i don't think this is going to pass. he doesn't want to bring up something that doesn't pass. major speech out of washington, this term, on immigrant. what i'm wondering is if...
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. >> for example, senators joe manchin and pat toumy and there was so much attention to that legislation and the day after it didn't get the 60 votes your newspaper "the new york times" said it did not have a chance. why were we given the impression it had? >> the vanguard of the press' role and the fact that it did have bipartisan support. i think that's the other, there is also a media bias towards bipartisanship, right? because when something is bipartisan, it lets journalists who are, again, trying to sort of place things down the middle be able to sort of root for an outcome. look, it's bipartisan, we're not taking sides. >> but it gives a kind of protective cover to say we're not in the camp of one party or the other. >> well, think about how the press covered the bowles-simpson deficit plan. i like the bowles-simpson deficit plan. that's how america reacted maybe. but there was a sort of sense that because this was a bipartisan document that it made sense to treat it as a kind of sacred text. i think in sort of, again, not in sort of the to and fro of politics, but how the press p
. >> for example, senators joe manchin and pat toumy and there was so much attention to that legislation and the day after it didn't get the 60 votes your newspaper "the new york times" said it did not have a chance. why were we given the impression it had? >> the vanguard of the press' role and the fact that it did have bipartisan support. i think that's the other, there is also a media bias towards bipartisanship, right? because when something is bipartisan, it lets...
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we showed last week, we talked about the nra ad after joe manchin after the background checks he and pat toomey put out there. now senator manchin is looking to fire back at the nra. >> he's planning to spend $100,000 from his re-election campaign on ads pushing back at the nra. these ads will be taped this week in west virginia on his home turf. and so unusual for a senator who was just re-elected in november, not until 2018, is going up with a re-election ad. this has become a personal dispute between him and the nra. as we've talked here on the show, he's an nra member, the nra turned on him after he put out that compromise. it's become very personal. politico's john bresnahan reports today that the senators, chief of staff, hayden rogers, who is a lifetime member of the nra, has taken the nra sticker off his truck. >> wow. >> i mean joe manchin has been a friend of the nra for his entire life. we talked about this ad nauseam. a-plus rating. is he at least talking behind the scenes to his friends in leadership positions at the nra saying let's work this out or are they broken apar
we showed last week, we talked about the nra ad after joe manchin after the background checks he and pat toomey put out there. now senator manchin is looking to fire back at the nra. >> he's planning to spend $100,000 from his re-election campaign on ads pushing back at the nra. these ads will be taped this week in west virginia on his home turf. and so unusual for a senator who was just re-elected in november, not until 2018, is going up with a re-election ad. this has become a personal...